National Defence Act

Marginal note:Release with or without conditions

• 158.6 (1) The custody review officer may direct that the person be released without conditions or that the person be released and, as a condition of release, direct the person to comply with any of the following conditions:

  • (a) remain under military authority;

  • (b) report at specified times to a specified military authority;

  • (c) remain within the confines of a specified defence establishment or at a location within a geographical area;

  • (d) abstain from communicating with any witness or specified person, or refrain from going to any specified place; and

  • (e) comply with such other reasonable conditions as are specified.

• Marginal note:Review

  (2) A direction to release a person with or without conditions may, on application, be reviewed by

  • (a) if the custody review officer is an officer designated by a commanding officer, that commanding officer; or

  • (b) if the custody review officer is a commanding officer, the next superior officer to whom the commanding officer is responsible in matters of discipline.

• Marginal note:Powers

  (3) After giving a representative of the Canadian Forces and the released person an opportunity to be heard, the officer conducting the review may make any direction respecting conditions that a custody review officer may make under subsection (1).